24 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1900
Page
1
A crowded column notes Fairfield's muddy streets hinder business and residents. Citizens urge paving with macadam or asphalt, funded by loans or bonds, arguing paved streets raise property values and end the mud era. Local merchants urge action to lift the town’s reputation.
Medical note touts Bailey's Laxative Tablets with Cascara Sagrada claimed to cure constipation Sick Headache Biliousness and Liver Troubles. Chocolate coated tablets sold in ten cent and twenty five cent packages with signature of W J Bailey Chicago on wrapper. Bradshaw and Thoma distribute.
Farmers should read the Western Trail published quarterly by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Sent free for one year. Address at once by letter or postal card. John Sebastian, G.I.A., Chicago.
The Chicago Record notes Powers theater showcases the comedy Make Way for the Ladies a satire on womens rights. A Woodlawn man seeking Sunken Bell tickets learns the next act is Make Way for the Ladies provoking laughs from bystanders.
A Maryland political figure voices strong opposition to an expansion policy, framing it as a threat to party cohesion and national strategy. The outspoken stance signals growing intra party tensions and upcoming maneuvering ahead of elections.
Senator Wellington of Maryland challenges imperialism seizing on Transvaal critique to urge immediate steps toward peace and a Philippine republic under U S protection. He argues existing war aims are not conquest but lawful steps to liberty and self-government for Filipinos.
A traveling observer notes Connecticut towns with street laundry drop boxes as evidence of community honesty. He contrasts with New York where such boxes would likely be abused, citing late hours of suburban stores and the risk of theft if packages are posted, praising Connecticut practices.
The New York Times recounts the tale from Canton as Mrs. J. P. Newman notes in travel sketches. The world’s largest hanging bell, 18 feet tall and 45 feet around, forged from bronze, carries a legend of a founder’s trial for tonal purity. A maiden sacrifices herself by leaping into the molten metal, believed to grant beauty and sweetness to the bell’s tone.
Extraordinary carvings line a high river cliff at Thomboo on the Irawaddy. A sequence of rough niches holds Buddha figures in varied poses. A sanctified pagoda crowns the summit, drawing many pilgrims each year to the site.
Ainslee's Magazine notes the arrival of the three masted schooner on the Great Lakes. The design aided deck handling during sudden storms, addressing the dangers faced by lake skippers in rough weather.
The Rock Island Wall Map of the United States is the best offered to the public and is suitable for school use. It can be sent postpaid for fifteen cents in stamps or coin to any address. Also includes Mull's Lightning Pain Killer advertised as absolutely pure for 25c.
A dry feed additive called Raven feed is marketed to increase milk flow and quality, reduce abortions, cure scours in calves, aid digestion in underperforming cattle, save feed, and promote fattening. It offers a money back guarantee if not satisfactory and is sold at Warwick's harness shop in Fairfield Iowa.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid by cleaning the blood and liver. It promises clearer skin and a bilious complexion cure by taking Cascarets for ten cents, with a general drugstore satisfaction guarantee.
The Chicago Chronicle announces a new series of home study courses beginning Monday Jan 15 The course features articles on Electrical Engineering authored by Professor Arthur E Watson of Brown University Providence R I and will be heavily illustrated The series will appear twice a week as part of the publication’s self culture university extension program.
The First National Bank was asked to cover a dollar draft for Mull's Pioneer Cure, placed in every box. The bank promptly paid the draft, allowing patients to cash the amount if the medicine fails. Sold by all druggists.
Take your prescriptions and family recipes to Peterson's drug store located at S Square, inviting customers to fill and reuse their medicines and home remedies.
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